Do not disturb….in the winter
It is not a good idea to tidy up and disturb things in the winter as you could well disturb …
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Dog walkers beware… Ninewells wood
There may be someone placing poised meat in Ninewells wood. Two different people have reported that in the last few …
Growing Beech trees from seed
Its quite easy to grow most native trees from seed, its slightly slower than buying saplings, but it is much …
Colonisation of new woodland by woodland plants.
Back in the day I ran a Field Study Centre in Norfolk. The ‘A’ level students who were the main stay …
Snow at Catbrook wood.
Last night it snowed in Monmouthshire and in Gloucestershire, well in our part of it which is the Forest of …
Ancient Woodland Indicator species Mark 2
I was not happy with the list of species which indicate ancient woodland that I published a couple of weeks …
Hints of Spring in Ninewells wood
OK its only 8th of January, but it was sunny and today there was a Song Thrush singing quite loudly. …
Indicator species of Ancient woodland in Ninewells wood
Ancient semi-natural woodlands are defined as woodlands which have been in existence for over 400 years. This is not to …
Ninewells wood, an ancient woodland ?
To classify as an ancient woodland site an area of woodland has to have been in existence 400 years ago …
Mosses and lichens to look out for in Ninewells wood
Because as I said in a previous post I am not an expert at mosses and lichens, I recently contacted …
Ninewells Wood 